EDWARD POVEY
Edward Povey was born in 1951 in London, England, growing up as an only child, painting obsessively and writing prose and music. He studied drawing at Eastbourne College for Art and Design, and then psychology and painting at The University of Wales. He lives and works in Devon, England, and still devotes up to a hundred hours a week to his practice.
Povey’s work can be found in several prestigious international collections both public and private including Museum of Modern Art, Wales; National Museum of Art, Wales; JP Morgan Inc., NYC; Goldman Sachs, London; The British High Commission, Singapore; The Citadelle Art Foundation, Texas; The Brevard Art Museum, Florida.
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